Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 29,819, Joshua Gammon, Mass

SERVICE
NUMBER
Mass
Gammon, Joshua
S. 29819
CONTENTS

After 5 days, return to REV. WM. J. GAMMON, 303 Maple St., CARLISLE, KY.
Carlisle, Ky. Jan- 27th, '26.
Dear Mr. Scott ::
-lease accept my thanks for your reply to my inquiry for information regarding James and John Gammon of Va-. Some volumes in Virginia State Library stated that they were drawing pensions at certain dates, and were soldiers in the Revolutionary War.
Some histories do not always make it clear whether soldiers in the Revolutionary War drew some pension from their own state government, or from the national government.
I hope that I may be able to come to Washington City during this next summer, and look over some pension and census records for data, for the history which I am preparing. But that is uncertain altogether yet. I was in Washington City some years ago, but during the war period, when no one had access to the records of your office, I believe.
If you are willing, for the same historical purpose, I shall be glad to have all data of dates of birth, marriage, death, places of the same, names of relatives named Gammon, or other names, places of residence at different times and military connections, as to company, state etc, of Moses and Joshua Gammon of Maine. They are mentioned in histories as from certain points of Me, but also of the Mass- line. You know Maine was part of Mass- until after the Revolution, I think.
It states that they drew pensions under the Acts of 1835 and 1836.
If you know of some reliable person in Washington City, who can gather data from your records, I shall thank you for the name and address, if convenient, and if you give such references, if not I will consult National Genealogical Society, of which I am a member.
With many thanks, Rev. W. J. Gammon .

Rev. & 1812 Wars Section
W.D. am
March 6, 1926
Rev. William J. Gammon 303 Maple St. Carlisle, Ky.
Sir:
I have to advise you from the papers in the Revolutionary War pension claim, S. 29819, it appears that JOSHUA GAMMON was born in 1763, in Cape Elizabeth, Massachusetts (later Maine).
While a resident of said place he enlisted about 1781 and served nine months as private in Captain Wentworth's Company, Colonel Jordan's Massachusetts Regiment. He enlisted the next year and served nine months as private in Captain John Reed's Company, Colonel McCobb's or Colonel Hunter's Massachusetts Regiment.
He was allowed pension on his application executed March 26, 1833, at which time he was a resident of Bangor, Penobscot County, Maine.
He died March 4, 1845.
There is no data on file relative to his family.
Respectfully,
WINFIELD SCOTT Commissioner
I stated since this was as the soldier was uncertain as to dates of enlistments & his statements conflicted with records in the soldier's pension file. W.D.

Declaration.
In order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress of the 7th of June, 1832.
STATE OF MAINE, } ss. KENNEBEC COUNTY, }
On this 26 th day of March A. D. 1833 personally appeared in open Court before the Hon. NATHAN WESTON Esq. a Justice of the Supreme Judicial Court, of said State, Joshua Gammon a resident of Bangor , in the County of Penobscot and State of Maine, aged Sixty nine years, who being first duly sworn, according to law, doth on his oath make the following dec- laration, in order to obtain the benefit of the provision made by the Act of Congress, passed June 7, 1832. That he enlisted in the Army of the United States in the year with Captain  and served in Col.  regiment of the  line or troops under the following named officers:
That in the spring of 1781 as he believes, but he is not positive that it was that year, he enlisted for nine months as a private in Capt. Wentworth's company & thinks Col. Jordan's regt. of the Massachusetts troops, that that period he fully served out at Spring point, Cape Elizabeth, Maine, in building a fort & guarding the shore & after serving the full period of nine months was verbally discharged at that place. That the next year & he believes it was 1782 he again enlisted for nine months, in the spring of that year, in Capt. John Reed's company in Col. M'Cobb's Massachusetts regiment; that this period he fully served out at Portland, Maine, in doing guard duty, & was then verbally discharged,

And to the interrogatories propounded under the instructions of the war department, he answers:
That he was born at Cape Elizabeth, Maine, in 1763, where he presumes his age is recorded. That he lived there when he entered the service & until about three years ago, when he moved to Portland & afterwards to Bangor. That owing to loss of memory he is unable to state positively the years he served or the months when he entered & was discharged. That he enlisted & was discharged as he has stated. That he has named such of his officers as he now recollects. And that it is possible that his services might have been in 1782 & 1783 instead of 1781 & 1782, but he is unable to state positively, and upon reflection is led to believe that during his last service said regiment was commanded by Col. Hunter.
He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or an annuity, except the present, and he declares that his name is not on the Pension Roll of any agency in any State.
Joshua Garrison
Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid.
Nathan Weston
And the said Judge before whom said Court was held does hereby declare his opinion that the above named applicant was a Revolutionary Soldier, and served as he states.
Nathan Weston

25985 Joshua Gammon
Wentworth's (v: Jordan's regt. Private 9 months
Reed's (v: McRobb's regt. Private 9 months
Private 18 months,
Prof. Joshua Robinson credible witness, —
Amount 18 mo. per m.
60 3/4
R. C. Rose, Augusta, Me.
I Joshua Robinson of Gardiner, Kennebec County, Maine, aged Seventy nine years, formerly of Cape Elizabeth, Maine, upon oath testify I say that I am well acquainted with the within named Joshua Gammon & have been ever since he was a boy, & well know that he served Capt. Wentworth's company in Col. Jordan's regt. and in Capt. Reed's company & Col. ... against, as he has written me that he worked years positively but am positive that he served two campaigns of nine months each as I served with him in the same companies & regiments at the same times & for the same period.
Joshua X Robinson
Witness Nathan Weston
Subscribed and sworn to March 26. 1853, the deponent being a credible witness. Before me.
Nathan Weston not s.j.c.
State of Maine.
KENNEBEC, ss.—I, JOHN A. CHANDLER, Clerk of all the Judicial Courts held within and for the County of Kennebec, hereby certify that the Hon. NATHAN WESTON, Jun'r, before whom the within proceedings was had, is a Justice of the Supreme Judicial Court of said State; I also certify that the within contains the original proceedings of the said Judge Court, in the matter of the application of Joshua Gammon for a pension.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and the seal of the said Court, this 24th
day of March
A. D. 1853
J. A. Chandler

18012
Maine
Joshua Gannon
of Kennebec in the State of Maine who was a Private in the Company commanded by Captain Reed of the Regt. commanded by Col. H. Cobb in the M. of S. militia line for 18 mo
Copies of papers sent to Land Agent of Maine, Sept. 23. 1839, by Mr Orme.
Inscribed on the Roll of Maine at the rate of 60 Dollars 00 Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 20 day of July 1832 and sent to R. C. Van Pelt
Arrears to the 4th of March 1833 $120 00 Semi-annual allowance ending Sept. — 30 00
$150.00
{ Revolutionary Claim, } { Not June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by
Clerk,
Book E Vol. 1 Page 18
Dec 4 1845

29 819 Rev INVALID.
1976 W.W. & hist. to Rev. Wm. J. Sammons MS A
File No 29,819
Joshua Sammons
Rev Rev
Act: June 7 th 1890
Index:—Vol. 9 , Page 1489
[Arrangement of 1870.]